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Sequoyah and the Syllabary

Record #:
8845
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Abstract:
Born in 1760, George Gist preferred his Cherokee name, Sequoyah. Borrowing English letters, Sequoyah created an eighty-six sound syllabary of the Cherokee language. He presented his syllabary to the Cherokee council in 1819, and the council moved to establish schools. After a time, Sequoyah moved west and migrated to Mexico, after which his whereabouts were not known.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 7, Dec 1980, p21-22, il